Product description

Written by Jeph Loeb Art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams The epic crime thriller that rejuvenated The Caped Crusader is now available in one place as a trade paperback! In this story of murder, mystery and romance, Batman sets out on a simple mission to discover the identity of the mysterious villain wreaking havoc in his life known as Hush. But Batman ends up facing possibly the most intense case of his life as secrets from his past flood into the present, and the most notorious villains to ever haunt Gotham City's street attack simultaneously! Guest-starring The Dark Knight's greatest allies and enemies, this collection features BATMAN #608-619 as well as the 6-page segment from Wizard #0 and a 2-page origin story that originally appeared at dccomics.com. From best-selling writer Jeph Loeb (SUPERMAN/BATMAN, TV's Heroes) and superstar artist Jim Lee (SUPERMAN, X-Men) comes the long-awaited collection! Advance-solicited; on sale August 12 o 320 pg, FC, $24.99 US

Author information

Jeph Loeb is an Emmy award nominated and Eisner award winning writer/producer living in Los Angeles. In television, his many credits include "Smallville, Lost" and "Heroes" and in film, "Teen Wolf" and "Commando." In comics, he is best known for his work with the supremely talented artist and partner-in-crime TIM SALE on BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN, SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS, CATWOMAN: WHEN IN ROME for DC as well as "Daredevil Yellow, Spider-Man Blue" and "Hulk Gray" for Marvel. Jim Lee is a renowned comic book artist and the Co-Publisher of DC Entertainment. Prior to his current post, Leeserved as Editorial Director, where he oversaw WildStorm Studios and was also the artist for many of DC Comics bestselling comic books and graphic novels, including ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER, BATMAN: HUSH, and SUPERMAN: FOR TOMORROW. He also serves as the Executive Creative Director for the DC Universe Online (DCUO) massively multiplayer action game from Sony Online Entertainment (SOE). As part of DC Comics-The New 52, Lee is drawing JUSTICE LEAGUE."

Customer reviews

As the title states this comic has some decent art but very poor story. Admittedly Jim Lee isn't for everyone, though he is a objectively skilled artist, and there are far more superior Batman artists. The writing is at best unsatisfying and is just an excuse for Jim Lee to draw Batman beat up some of popular bad-guys. I wish I could tell you why the writing is so uninteresting, but that would include spoiling some of the little plot there actually is. Which you wouldn't want to read in the first place.

If you want some deeper analysis of this comic and the main antagonist Hush
I can recommend this article: http://comicsalliance.com/ask-chris-116-how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-hush/

This graphic novel is superb! It has a compelling story crammed full of characters and mystery. The artwork is great, the twist is brilliant and I can safely say that this is the first graphic novel i ever fell in love with.

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"It's beautiful stuff. Catwoman has rarely looked so seductive, nor has Batman's heroic but fearsome image often been used so well. [HUSH] make[s] readers look at Batman and his colleagues with a fresh, enthusiastic eye." PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred The art is stunning and beautiful. Portland Oregonian"